Borosilicate Glass: Properties, Production and Applications

Borosilicate glass is used for the manufacture of pharmaceutical containers like syringes, cartridges, vials and ampoules. The material is mostly chemically ... 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Borosilicateglassproperties Lowthermalexpansion Withathermalexpansioncoefficientofatleast3.2x10-61/K,pureborosilicateglassissignificantlymoreresistanttotemperaturechangeswhereothertypesofglassmaybecomewarpedordeformed. Itsstrengthinthermalshockexposuremakesthematerialsuitableforlaboratoryheatingandcookware.Thischaracteristicallylowthermalexpansionallowsthematerialtomaintainitsintegrity,evenwhentransferredfromacoldregion(suchasarefrigerator)toahotarea(likeanoven)inseconds. Modificationsintheamountofitscomponentsmayincreasethethermalexpansioncoefficientto7.38x10-61/K,butitisstillmuchmoreresistantthanordinarysoda-limeglass. Otherthermalpropertiesofborosilicateglassincludethefollowing: Annealingtemperature=470-640°C Vicatsofteningtemperature=460-840°C Transitiontemperature=440-560°C Highmaterialstrength Comparedtosimilarglassware,borosilicateglasscanwithstandbluntforceimpactbetter.IthasaShearmodulusof26.5–27GPaandKnoophardnessof400–480at20°C. Chemicalstability Borosilicateglasscanwithstandcorrosionandbreakingwhenexposedtoacidicenvironments. Productionandprocessing Thisspecialtypeofglassisproducedfrommeltingthefollowingsubstances(withcorrespondingapproximatecomposition):silicasand (59.5%),boricoxide(21.5%),potassiumoxide(14.4%),zincoxide(2.3%),andtraceamountsofcalciumoxideandaluminiumoxide. Othervariants–suchasincaseswhereinborosilicateglassisusedascookware–maychangethesilicacompositiontoashighas81%,dependingonitsintendeduse. Themeltingprocessrequiresanexceedinglyhighertemperaturethantraditionalglassproduction,owingtothematerial’shightransitiontemperatureofupto560°C. Oncethesubstratehasbeenproduced,borosilicateglassmaybeprocessedinanumberofwaysdependingontheapplicationforthematerial.Thisglassmaterialmaybemouldedordrawnintotubes,andprocessedintocustomshapesandsizes. Applicationsofborosilicateglass Borosilicateglasshasbecomeusefulinawidevarietyofindustriesandapplications,becauseofitsphysicalandchemicalproperties. Laboratoryglassware Borosilicateglassispopularasabasematerialforlaboratoryglassware,mainlybecauseofthematerial’schemicalandthermalstability.Mostofthemodernbeakers,flasks,andotherglassreceptaclesdesignedforlaboratoryusearemadeofborosilicateglass. Pharmaceuticalglasstubing Borosilicateglassisusedforthemanufactureofpharmaceuticalcontainerslikesyringes,cartridges,vialsandampoules.Thematerialismostlychemicallyinertwhenincontactwithmostliquidmedicationproducts. Cookwareandkitchenimplements Owingtoitsremarkablethermalresistance,thisglassmaterialhasfounditswayintokitchenware,particularlyforcookingandbaking.Popularcookwarebrandsmakeuseofborosilicateglassforbakingdishesandglasscookingpots. Inaddition,becauseofitslowthermalexpansion,thisglassmaterialisusedformeasuringcupsandsimilarreceptacles.Graduationslabelledontheglasscontainersretaintheiraccuracybecausethematerialwon’twarpwhenexposedtohightemperatures. Opticalequipment Duetothestabilityofborosilicateglass,itisagoodmaterialinfabricatingslidesandlensesformicroscopes,telescopes,andotheropticaldevices.Additionofdopingagentsmaychangetheglasscharacteristics,suchasopticalabsorptionspectra. Lightingtechnology Lightingequipmentrequiresglassreceptaclesandmembranesthatcanwithstandintenseheat,andthisiswhereborosilicateglassisextremelyuseful.DevicesthatusethisglasstypeincludeHIDlamps,modernhigh-poweredflashlights,andstudiospotlights. Recentstudiesinvolvemodificationsinthechemicalcompositionofborosilicateglass,throughtheadditionofdopingchemicals.Alterationinthephotoluminescencespectraofthematerialispoisedtobecomeusefulforsolidstatedisplay,W-LED,andsimilarapplications.Sources https://books.google.com.au/books?id=nGsoDwAAQBAJ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28988155 https://www.nature.com/articles/srep15387.pdf Didyouknow? 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